anti-government demonstrations

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demonstration
noun
uk
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
the act of showing someone how to do something, or how ...
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Meanwhile, a pay pause due to the decision of employers and employees to raise wages was partly revoked after anti-government demonstrations and strikes.
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Egyptians living outside the country returned to join the anti-government demonstrations.
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In the run up to the coup, the private media had supported the anti-government demonstrations.
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This gesture failed to satisfy the opposition and anti-government demonstrations continued to spread.
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However, he resigned only 2 months later in response to massive anti-government demonstrations.
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His efforts at consolidating the single-party government were challenged in 1980 by student-led anti-government demonstrations, which were brutally put down, and by three coup attempts.
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Mass media also play a crucial role in the spread of civil unrest activities such as anti-government demonstrations, riots, and general strikes.
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News stories attribute the move to recent police scandals and the cloud cast by the disproportionate use of force during the 2006 anti-government demonstrations.
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Its members have generally focused on organizing anti-government demonstrations, while neglecting to work on the party's internal organization.
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During the 1905 uprising he was involved in anti-government demonstrations and meetings.
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